Cooking utensil



W. P. GENOVARJR COOKING UTENSIL Filed sept. 13. 1934 wentor WU 2 mm @amava n. dr.

Patented Sepia. 17, 1935l UNITED STATESy PA'IENTy OFFICE COOKING UTENSIL William P. Genovar, Jr., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Application September 1 3, 1934, Serial No. '143,815 5 claims. (ci. 53-1) This invention relates to cooking utensils of all classes and more particularly to means for increasing the heating surfaces that are exposed to the flame and burning gases to increase the 5 eiciency of the utensil and to perform the cooking with less fuel consumption.

In the use of the usual cooking utensil which is formed with a smooth bottom and sides, and which when placed over a gas burner will allow of the quick passage of the flame and burning gases over the surface thereof, a great percentage of the heat from the gas is wasted and also increases the time necessary to effect the cooking as it will require longer for the utensil to heat in this manner.

The object of the invention is to provide means whereby through the novel design of the cooking utensil a greater heating surface is provided to absorb heat from the name of the gas burner, as

the amount of heat which is absorbed byva body varies directly as the surface area of the body exposed to the heating medium.

Another object of the invention is to so design the cooking utensil that not only will the surface area be greatly increased, but the same will tend to strengthen the utensil as well.

In carrying out my invention I have designed a cooking utensil, inthe form of kettle, pot, pan or other well known shape, to be made either from .a casting or sheet metal, and formed with a number of ribs, fins, knobs, etc., on its bottom and sides to greatly increase the surface that is exposed to the heat.

Also I have provided means whereby the heat is prevented from a direct upward passage by the side of the utensil, thus delaying its speed and giving it more time within which to heat the utensil and its contents.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain new and useful improvements in design and construction of cooking utensils as will hereinafter be fully described and claimed, and further illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof and in which like figures of reference refer to corresponding parts in all of the Views, and it is understood that slight changes may be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cooking utensil,

showing the bottom and sides increased in surface area by the use of ribs or iins cast integral therewith or otherwise attached thereto, the ribs on the bottom being radial in design.

Figure 2 shows a similar cooking utensil, but

with the added feature of a bottom annular flange to help retain the heat to the bottom surface and an annular reinforcing ring adjacent the upper ends of the side ribs for the purpose of protecting them; holding back the heat and providing a 5 supporting ring for the utensil should the same be used with a stove having a deep burner opening, or on a coal stove where the cover has been removed and the utensil is inserted through the top to get it nearer the fire. l0

Figure 3 shows a bottom plan view of the utensil shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 shows a modified form of bottom where the ribs are of concentric form.

Figure 5 shows a bottom view where the inl5 creased surfaces are in the form of knobs, bosses Y and the like.

Figure 6 shows a bottom view, where the sides are fiuted and the bottom provided with transverse ribs. 20

Referring to the drawing: l

While it is understood that the invention is applicable to any type or design of cooking utensil either of metal or other material and which may be cast, pressed or molded, I have here shown 25 the same as being embodied in a cast metal cooklng pot I0, having a handle II, and the cover l2.

As shown in Figure 1, the bottom of the utensil or pot II) is provided with a series ofvradial -ribs I3 of the desired thickness andshape, and from 30 the outer ends of which are extended upward Aalong the sides of the pot II), the side ribs Id which are integral therewith and which extend to within a short distance of the upper edge of the pot I0. l

Depending upon the side of these ribs I3 and I4, the heating surface of the pot I0 maybe greatly increased to several times that of the usual surface area of the standard pot.

In Figure 2, I have vshown in addition to the bot- 40 tom ribs I3 and the side ribs III, a bottom annular rib I5 which extends from the bottom of the pot IIJ and tends to retain the heatto the bottom, and I have also provided an upper annular rib IG which encircles the pot I0 near the upper edge 45 thereof, being integral with the upper ends of the ribs I4 and forming pockets to retain the heat between the ribs I4 and from escaping upward.

This iiange or rib I6 may also be used as a support for the pot when used in connection with a 50 stove lid opening.

As shown in Figure 4, the ribs II formed on the bottom of the pot I0 are of the concentric type and tend to retain the heat thereby.

In Figure 5, the increased surfaces are in the 55 form of knobs or spikes I I formed on the sides and bottom of the pot I0, but this form does not provide as much additional surface area as that oi' the ribs.

In Figure 6, I have shown the side ribs Il in the form of flutes and the ribs Il on the bottom arranged in parallel or transverse design.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a cooking utensil of the class described, a series of radial ribs formed on the bottom and extending up the sides and integral'therewith.

2. In a cooking utensil of the class described, a series of radial ribs formed on the bottom thereof, a series of radial ribs formed on the sides of said utensil and integral both with the sides and bottom ribs.

3. In a cooking utensil of the class described, an annular ilange formed on the bottom thereof and extending downward from the bottom, a series of radial ribs formed on the sides of said utensil and having their lower ends attached to said flange.

4. In a cooking utensil of the class described, the combination with an annular flange formed on the side thereof, of a series of radial ribs integral with the side of said utensil and having their upper ends secured to said annular ange forming pockets to retard the upward ow of heated i0 air past the sides of the utensil.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a cooking utensil, of an annular flange formed on and projecting from the bottom thereof, a radial ilange formed on the side of l5 

